Day of Caring drew 700 volunteers in Baytown area
United Way Day of Caring set a volunteer record with more than 700 participants from ExxonMobil Baytown sites, Chevron Phillips, Covestro, ONEOK, Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital and others. About 40 sites benefited, 15 homeowners and community groups received help, with in kind support from Portasan. Coordinators from ExxonMobil oversaw the effort, supported by United Way staff, and $45,000 in materials yielded over $100,000 in value.
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Baytown
Chevron Phillips
Covestro
ONEOK
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San Jacinto Hospital
Best Buy
Jacobs Field Services
Barbers Hill Isd
National Oilwell Varco
TPC Group
LWL Inc
Anahuac Lions Club
Anahuac High School
Leo Club
FFA
Community Christian Fellowship
Jason Giaquinto
Diane Hughes Haverstein
Bradford Wilson
Exxon-Mobil
United Way
Linda Avedon
United Way Board
David Mohliman
United Way of Greater
Texans for Prop 1 claims tax cuts and school funding
A reader describes Texans for Prop 1 brochure arguing Prop 1 will curb property taxes, fund schools, and rely on a sales tax surplus. The expert warned surpluses may replace district losses but cautions about future reappraisals and ongoing funding battles with court rulings and political figures.
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Texas Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization Pac
Texas
George W. Bush
Ken Paxton
Baytown Senior Olympics wrap. organizer thanks sponsors and supporters
The Baytown Senior Olympics finished after three great days. The organizer credits sponsors Houston Methodist Hospital Whataburger Cigna Health Springs United Health Care Cedar Bayou Rehab Waterford of Baytown Liberty Opry Texas Professional Hearing Angels Above Us Visiting Angels SEV Home Care and the Baytown Parks Department. Special thanks go to Stacy Bush and Di Casey Precinct 2 and to his wife Sandy Weber for daily encouragement. Look for next year bigger and better.
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Whataburger
Cigna Health Springs
United Health Care
Cedar Bayou Rehab
Waterford of Baytown
Liberty Opry
Texas Professional Hearing
Angels Above Us
Angels
S.E.V Home
Baytown Parks Department
Baytown Senior Center
The Martian inspires with grit and space drama
A Baytown reader reviews The Martian, praising Matt Damon as Mark Watney. The film follows a stranded astronaut on Mars as a storm endangers a crewed mission, forcing a lone survivor to engineer a perilous survival. The piece emphasizes resilience, hope, and human ingenuity.
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Matt Damon
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Congress in Need of Fixes From Texas Tribune Fest
Debates at the fifth Texas Tribune Festival centered on repairing Congress. Speakers blamed Citizens United and gerrymandering for moneyed influence and partisan division. Proposals included independent redistricting, open primaries, and public financing with $50 vouchers to reduce special influence.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Citizens United
Federal Election Commission
Evan Bayh
U.S
Indiana
Congress
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
Louisiana
Nancy Pelosi
U.S. House
Independent Commission
California
Joe Straus
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Today in History October 20 highlights major events
On this date in history October 20, 2015 notes events across centuries including the 1803 Louisiana Purchase Senate ratification, 1944 MacArthur Leyte landings, 1947 HUAC hearings into Hollywood Communists, 1968 Kennedy Onassis marriage, 1973 Watergate Cox firing and resignations, 1981 bungled armored truck robbery in Nanuet, and 2015 reference to DeLay surrender in Travis County. Thought for Today by Conrad Hilton.
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Louisiana Purchase
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Philippines
House
Ecutor
Archibald Cox
Elliot L. Richardson
William B. Ruckelshaus
Nanuet
New York
U.S
Tom DeLay
Travis County
Texas
DeLay
Conrad Hilton
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